Feeling KOOL – Group Drinking

MUNICH, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 20: Young people celebrate drinking beer at the Schottenhamel beer tent during day 1 of the Oktoberfest beer festival on September 20, 2008 in Munich, Germany. The Oktoberfest is seen as the biggest beer festival worldwide. (Photo by Johannes Simon/Getty Images)Photo by Johannes Simon/Getty Images

Drinking in groups cuts down on risky situations.

British researchers said people drinking alone were more likely to do things like drive drunk and take drugs. Group drinking also cut down on the number of drinks people had. The researchers said this could lead to new solutions that promote safer social drinking.